(MOJO) as in Mobile Journalism.
I recently started my new Blog: My road to recovery, sharing my experience as a Canadian Veteran in the Former Yugoslavia and Somalia and Gulf War. My recovery from PTSD and I will share some of my talks with the dedicate people helping me getting thru 24 years of hidden emotions.

Sunday, 28 August 2011

Looks like we are heading to Bromont QC, area next week to visit father in law and zip down south of there to visit a few winneries.
I will likely post a little MOJO after the visits.

Speaking of wine, *Piedmont before Bromont... i'm juss sayin'
I had this bad boy Friday night. It was great, multi level not so fruity with a taste of Vanilla, Dark Chocolate. Ayways, so good that i went back Sunday to get all there was left on the rack, managed to pick up five bottles.
The MonPrà contains: 45% Nebbiolo, 45% Barbera, 10% Cabernet SauvignonRed ears, itching eyes Sulfite allergic reaction: 0% Chris on MOJO Score: 90 / 100 (this includes all the winnos that tasted the wine that evening)

Friday, 26 August 2011

Hi folks,
A few months back I needed to create an interactive Quiz that could be inserted on a DVD as a "extra content"
After looking for templates online (the free stuff) I spoke to my 'oll bud Matt Davis, aka: Matt the Wizz
He created a Script and template with DVD Studio Pro. It links all the Quiz answers (right or wrong) together to make a final count and send the viewer back to the main menu of the DVD/Blue-ray when conpleted. So far so good, I will see if I can post the template somehow for anyone to use on their video project.

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Well I visited my mother in Rouyn-Noranda over the past week-end and had the oportunity to play 2 rounds of golf with her, Aime and Lyne.

On Saturday we left Rouyn-Noranda for Malartic to visit the new open pit Gold mine. In order to get the mine going, Osisko Mine moved over 150 houses and relocated them in a newly build sector of the town. they did in my opinion a very good job. Fact is the residential sector has nerver look better in the 20 odd years that I lived there. I got to video with the MOJO (Mobile Journalism) Hope you will enjoy.

Note to self: Next time they tell me that they are fully booked and there is no way to get access, bring the whole kit anyways: sticks, mic, monopod

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

I'm going on the road again. This time i'm off to my birthplace : Malartic QC
The town has boomed in the past 4 years, it's totally insane. They discoverred that the there is a huge amount of gold to be mined just under the town of 4k peeps. So www.Osisko.com started to move houses out of their spot (Giving a very healthy compensation to the owners) and since the month of May they have been pumping out gold from this open pit mine.
I hope that i can with my Mobile Journalism gear (MOJO) show you the mine and what has happended since i left some 37 years ago.
More to follow

Sunday, 7 August 2011

First and foremost, i am not endorsing the software developer but simply thank them for its easyness of use.
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

So while traveling i came across a QR Code in a newspaper and i had to see where i could read what it was hiding inside ;-)
I first downloaded the QR Scan App from i-tunes for free ( as it should be)
once installed, i started the Scan App and pointed my i-Touch (or i-Phone) at the QR code in the paper and right away it opened the Web site with more information on the product. Great stuff..

But what about me, how could i use a QR Code ??
Well, I'm getting my Business cards remade with a QR Code in the back so that when i distribute my card at a conference they can see my info web page contact etc right away. I also got the Idea from my good friend and new media instructor at DPALC (Guy Paquette) to place my QR Code on my Power Point so that people can point directly at the screen to scan the QR Code and get redirected to the posted power point online, therefore no more " you have a memory stick i could borrow.."

Just returned from Quebec City. I used my MOJO (Mobile Journalism) and i-Touch as second camera to do an interview with a 99 years old Nun that tough my mother at the Convent St-Joseph de St-Vallier from 1949 to 1950. I've never seen anyone that age that was Sooo Sharp, she could spot mother on a group photo taken in 1951.. imagine that.
I'm looking forward to finish this Documentary/life Biography of my mother. I can't reveal too much as a portion of the Documentary are secrets to my mother and since she has a computer, she can see my blog. I expect o release the Documentary on line and on DVD for family only around October.. for the first version anyways.